Crossover Anime: Picking up Medea at the Start

If you're just looking at it with your eyes, then maybe you shouldn't care at all.

After all, Araya Sōren looked to be only about 45 years old and had a full head of black hair, while the old man in front of her had begun to wither and lost all his hair, and looked to be over 80 years old.

There's nothing wrong with an 80-year-old lecturing a 45-year-old.

In reality, Araya Sōren only looks 45 years old; he has actually lived for 200 years.

Even so, there's nothing wrong with this scene.

Araya Sōren remembered seeing the old man in front of him when he was 20 years old, and at that time, he already looked like this.

"I haven't changed, I haven't forgotten... so my current plans are still the same as my original plans."

When he heard Araya Souren finally manage to utter such a sentence after a long silence, Matou Zouken smiled.

"You're looking for the root, right? There's nothing to say about that. All magicians look for the root. But if that's your purpose, then you're a bit late. The Holy Grail War ended half a month ago. I don't know anything about the outcome of the last, oh, the fifth Holy Grail War. You've even seen the situation of our family. We didn't participate in the last Holy Grail War at all."

"If we have to wait for the next time, it will be sixty years from now."

Araya Sōren shook his head upon hearing Zouken Matou's words.

"It's only been sixty years..."

What might be a lifetime for an ordinary person is casually mentioned by Araya Sōren.

"It's not a problem for you, and it's not a problem for me either. It's also beneficial to prepare early."

"Hehe, that's true."

Zouken Matou laughed.

"I already know why you came to me, and I can grant your request, but in return, I need you to grant me one thing."

When Araya Sōren heard what Matou Zouken said, he raised his head slightly and looked at him.

Seeing Araya Sōren react, Matō Zouken smiled even more broadly.

"Don't worry, it might not be an easy thing for others, but it's not difficult for you. I remember decades ago, you already had the technology to explore the origin and even awaken the origin in people, right? Although the method is a bit crude, it might actually allow my good-for-nothing grandson to make some use of it."

"So, I agree to help you participate in the next Holy Grail War and stand on your side, but I need you to awaken Shinji's Origin."

Araya Sōren remained silent for a while before responding to Zouken Matou's request.

"The process will be painful, and the result will not be good."

"fine."

Zouken Matou completely ignored Araya Souren's reminder and continued speaking without hesitation.

"As long as the bloodline can continue, even a slight increase in potential is enough... After all, we can wait sixty years, but he can't, can he?"

The Holy Grail War ended half a month ago.

About two weeks ago, those who were supposed to leave had already left, and by now, those who were supposed to arrive at their destinations should have arrived as well.

Meanwhile, in Fuyuki City, Roland and his team had just begun to build the initial structure of their carefully prepared base at Ryudouji Temple.

"Alright, we're almost done seeing the base camp take shape. Let Medea and Baimao handle the rest."

Roland stretched.

Although he was going to Guanbuzi City with Orange, he needed to offer some suggestions for building a base, and Orange's skills would also be useful, so he stayed a little longer.

And that's about it.

"Alright, let's go, Orange, and Cú Chulainn too—we'll go to the Matou family's place. After I've sorted things out here, we'll head to Kanbuko City to rescue Ryougi Shiki."

Hearing Roland say that, Aozaki Touko nodded, and Cú Chulainn followed immediately.

However, when Roland mentioned the Matou family, Aozaki Touko actually thought of Araya Sōren, who seemed to have paid some attention to Ryougi Shiki a few years ago. It seemed that this guy had also come to Fuyuki City and was staying at the Matou family's place.

But when she was about to remind Roland, she took her words back.

After all, if you think about it carefully, for Roland, himself, and Cú Chulainn, wouldn't the Matou family just have another Araya Souren...?

never mind.

.....mouth..

6. He, like Ryougi Shiki, is a miracle!

Araya Sōren actually felt that he was quite unfortunate.

He spent most of his life in vain, constantly indulging in self-deception through futile attempts at redemption.

It wasn't until he began to despair and stopped being human that his life began to have meaning.

Even so, he has been hitting walls all along, and that is still the case now.

Arriving in Fuyuki City to plot the so-called Holy Grail War was not part of his original plan.

Several years ago, he came to Kanbuko City to investigate a being named Roya. Although he did not find Roya, he unexpectedly discovered a person named Ryougi Shiki.

His secret technique for tracing origins failed for the first time.

He couldn't discern any background or origin from Ryougi Shiki; it was as if she had appeared out of thin air.

It wasn't until he began to investigate further that he discovered the existence of Ryougi Shiki was nothing short of a miracle.

The reason why the origin cannot be found at all is [].

This is also the realm that Araya Sōren has been pursuing.

But Ryougi Shiki doesn't need to reach the level of [ ] at all, because she is [ ] herself.

This amazed Araya Sōren, and at the same time, he saw a glimmer of hope—the hope of reaching the source!

His plan was simple.

He plans to transfer himself into Ryougi Shiki's body and then use her as a conduit to reach the Root!

This is the path Araya Sōren found to reach the Root.

It was also the only path he could think of that wouldn't be blocked by the inhibitory force!

From that time onward, he had been planning the issue of the Ryougi Shiki.

But he failed.

And it wasn't because he made a mistake or did something foolish.

The reason for his failure was that the being named Ryougi Shiki fell into a coma shortly after he discovered her, and never woke up again until now.

This not only thwarted Araya Sōren's plan, but also raised some doubts in him.

That is, whether one's path is wrong.

Should beings who reach the [ ] realm not be born?

Is Ryougi Shiki's coma caused by the activation of some kind of inhibitory force?

Araya Sōren did not receive an answer.

So after much thought, he decided to try a different path after giving up on Ryougi Shiki.

And so, he came to Fuyuki.

Even Zouken Matou knew that Araya Sōren's method for awakening the Origin was very crude.

If they fail, even their death will likely be ugly.

If it succeeds... it won't actually be that good-looking.

After all, its origin could even be described as a kind of poison.

Before awakening, it only has some influence, but once awakened, you will be irresistibly drawn towards the origin.

You might even lose most of your sense of self in the process.

So Araya Souren was expelled by his teacher simply because he had awakened the Origin.

But even so, Zouken Matou intends to have Shinji Matou awaken it.

Because in his magician's mind, Shinji Matou, who hadn't awakened his origin, was nothing but trash.

However, if one can awaken the Origin, then it will have some value to some extent.

Whether he possesses a sense of self or not—it doesn't matter!

As long as his body is still alive, that's enough. Even if he loses consciousness, it's not a problem for Zouken Matou at all.

After all, although he seems to be using insect magic, the magic of the Matou family has always been about laws and constraints, and even the Command Seals of the Servants were designed by him.

So his goal was very simple.

In the absence of a suitable mother and with his own grandson being useless, he used a special method to give birth to offspring and ensure the continuation of the bloodline, employing a dangerous approach to qualify the Matou family for the Sixth Holy Grail War 60 years later.

That's it.

As for the rest, Zouken Matou... doesn't care!

If he didn't care, then Ye Zonglian naturally cared even less.

This led to them not even bothering to deceive Shinji; they simply barged into Shinji's room, grabbed him, and planned to awaken his origin in the most brutal way possible.

This method, even the initial steps, is incredibly painful, causing Shinji Matou to scream right from the start.